Elvis Menayese
/
WFAE
A run-down motel that has served as a home for dozens of people in west Charlotte is being ordered to close in December. City officials have deemed it unsafe and say the owner has ignored housing code violations — and even blocked access for repairs.
Chris Unger
/
Getty Images
Juan Carlos Cisneros
/
AFP via Getty Images
The transition to the Trump administration will have far-reaching implications at the national, state and local levels. "Changing of the Guard" features news from WFAE, NPR and partner news sites about the new Trump administration.
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
-
JMTURNER/Wikimedia CommonsOn the local news roundup, the North Carolina Legislature gets busy further weakening the office of the governor, requiring sheriffs to cooperate with ICE and choosing their next speaker. And after 53 days without municipal water, clean water flows through Asheville’s taps. -
David Boraks/WFAELast year, trucks and SUVs made up 80% of new car sales. Some drivers like sitting higher in the cab of a big car. They might feel safer, but are they? In truth, traffic fatalities have only increased with more big cars on the road. We examine this consumer preference — and hear from experts on how this trend is impacting city planning, safety and the climate.
Learn how WFAE is working to ensure its audience, staff, on-air voices, news sources, vendors and work culture reflect the diversity of our community.
LOCAL NEWS
-
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper requests $25.57 billion in federal aid for Hurricane Helene recovery, criticizing the Republican-led state legislature’s relief efforts as inadequate and calling Senate Bill 382 a “disaster bill.” -
After nearly two months, several North Carolina mountain municipal water systems have lifted boil water orders. But infrastructure still needs work. -
Six houses have collapsed into the waves at Rodanthe this year, and 11 in the past four years. With much of the buffering beach and dunes eaten away by erosion, more are poised to fall in any time. The question is becoming not how to save such houses, but rather how to remove them before they collapse. -
Rhodney Norman will serve as the new leader of the housing authority. Asheville's mayor has told the entire board that members must reapply for their jobs. -
Amid the grim projections, state and local tourism leaders emphasize the need to draw visitors back to the region. -
As Duke Energy prepares to shut down and demolish its coal-fired Allen plant west of Charlotte, it's planning a new use for the site — huge batteries to store electricity generated elsewhere.
NATION & WORLD
LATEST PODCAST EPISODES
-
This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Michael Kruse, staff writer for POLITICO and an expert on Donald Trump. Kruse offers a lesson in having difficult conversations about politics. -
It's the day after the election. While Tommy Tomlinson is summing up the initial lessons the results hold for WFAE listeners, we thought we’d give you a break with this week's SouthBound — something to listen to that has nothing to do with politics. We’re replaying Tommy’s conversation with Ryan Nanni, host of Shutdown Fullcast. That’s a college football podcast, sort of.
Get behind-the-scenes insight and analysis about what’s happening in local and statewide politics from political reporter Steve Harrison.
- WFAE wins six RTDNAC Awards, Ann Doss Helms named Radio Journalist of the Year
- La Noticia/WFAE reporting win José Martí Awards
- NC public media stations win grant to expand statewide political coverage
- An introduction: your new education reporter at WFAE
- WFAE adds new community engagement and digital roles
View and submit corrections to WFAE.